Name: The Devouring
ISBN: 9780141332734

Simon Holt

'The Dark seeps in and eats the light, so bury your fear on Sorry Night. For in the winter's darkest hours, comes the feasting of the Vours' On the longest night of the year, Reggie and Aaron dare each other to test the legend of Sorry Night. But what they thought was a midnight game has awakened something evil, something relentless, and something unstoppable. Your worst fear is here...

The Devouring

The existence of Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, becomes a terrifying reality for fifteen-year-old Reggie when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims.

I missed this book so much. In middle school this was the first horror novel I had read (not including scary stories to tell in the dark which I thumbed through) it is so refreshing to know that even as an adult, I adored this book

Amanda Autumn Berrey

Sophia De La Garza

I first read this trilogy in 2013/14 (I'm not completely sure when) but I LOVE THIS TRILOGY even more now. 
When I first read this I wasn't as big of a horror fan (in both books and film) but now that I love the horror genre, I genuinely love these books. 
This book has all the classic tropes but also a nice twist with the overall plot points. 
The characters are fun, and the horror aspect, in my opinion, is written well for a YA horror. 
Can't wait to reread the next two books.

Maria Parise

The Vours are the creepiest and most eerie beings I've ever read about. First time I read this series, I was seriously spooked. Now I can't get enough of it!

Jessica Nottingham

The Devouring was exactly what I expected it to be. Mind-numbingly and deliciously sinister horror wrapped up in a fantastically driven plot! (Hmm...that was a lot of adjectives, but apropos!) Thank you Simon Holt, you have my utter devotion.

Reggie discovers a journal about the Vours, but she thinks that it's all a story. If it's a story it can't hurt her right? Wrong. From the moment Reggie first found the journal I knew that I was in for a wild ride! As a big horror fan, I probably read more into plots than a lot of other people when it comes to these types of books. I want to be scared yes, but I want to be scared for a reason. I need to feel invested!

When the synopsis says that Reggie enters a living nightmare, I tell you friends, they really aren't lying. There are portions of the book that made me shiver and sigh audibly. When the words that you are reading on the page sneak into your head and present vivid pictures, you know that the writing is done well. When those words are horrifying, well let's just say Simon Holt accomplished this so well that I had a hard time reading this book after dark.

Reggie is a wonderful protagonist in this story. Like all of my favorite female main characters, she is spunky and smart. My favorite parts about her were her willingness to take on the responsibilities that were unfairly handed to her and her big family-centered heart. She reminded me a lot of myself in these two areas. Capable of turning into superwoman to protect her family if the need arises! Paired with wiry and nervous Aaron, they were the perfect pair to follow through this story.

Did I mention that Reggie has a passion for books and works in a book store? Yup, we could be friends.

The Devouring

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